● 英語Ｃ（上級）独ⅡＢ

002-D-312

This course will increase your ability to communicate your own thoughts and ideas in English using a
variety of video-based materials while improving your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, as
well as greatly expanding your vocabulary. Activities will include cloze listening exercises, shadowing,
note-taking, interviewing your classmates, and answering discussion questions. You will also improve
your public speaking skills through oral presentations.

By the end of the semester, you should have significantly improved both your English listening and
speaking skills. You should also have increased your knowledge of vocabulary, idioms, slang and crosscultural
awareness. In addition, you should have significantly improved your ability to speak in public
and give successful oral presentations.

1	Course introduction, syllabus, interviews and introductions.
2	Let’s introduce ourselves, Everyday expressions and future arrangements, Personal information, The phonetic alphabet, Present simple and continuous, stativ verbs, Ms. Medina’s Spanish Class, The Fashionable Milliner.
3	Things happen. Describing unexpected events and possessions, Expressions with get and comparatives, Present perfect with for and since, The 90/10 Secret, You Can Do It!
4	Buildings everywhere! Describing a location, checking into a hotel, Describing housing, Pronunciation syllables, Articles, Sofa Surfing, The Alhambra.
5	Seeing old friends, Talking about an old friend and recognizing people, Phrasal verbs, Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs, vowel sounds, Lost Friend Finder, Finding a Lost Friend.
6	Congratulations! Discussing events in the past and reporting information, Achievements, Pronunciation final consonants, Present perfect and past simple, Want to Win? Get Lin! Adventure Seekers.
7	Healthy Living. Planning to do something healthy and talking about relationships, Health and fitness, Future-will/going to, Stay Healthy-The Easy Way! A Healthy Lifestyle.
8	Review
9	What a pain! Talking about being late, showing sympathy, Transportation problems, Past perfect, The Last Train, A New York City Taxi Driver.
10	Eat up! Making suggestions and complaints, Describing food, Intonation in tag questions, Tag questions, 46 Reviews for The Good Table, Food and Culture.
11	What a disaster! Talking about bad news and telephoning, Disasters, First and second conditionals, Storm Chasers, A Hawaiian Volcano.
12	I used to..., Discussing changes in technology, taking about changes, Computer words, Pronunciation used, used to/didn’t use to, I used to believe..., The First iPod.
13	Crime and punishment, Talking about something that was stolen, expressions with when, Criminal Activities, Pronunciation -ed endings, Narrative tenses, Does Crime Pay? Stop That Man!
14	Festivals and celebrations. Describing places you’ve visited, responding to information, Describing a festival, Sentence stress, Passives, Festivals Around the World, Chinese New Year.
15	Review
16	Course review, syllabus, summer vacation interviews and introductions.
17	Meeting and greeting. Making an introduction, reacting to good news, Relationships, Intonation with questions, Review of question forms, Tongue-tied? Try these tips! Speed Dating.
18	Telling stories. Explaining what happened, giving complaints, Expressing wants, likes, and dislikes, Pronunciation -ed endings, Review of narrative tenses, The Old Dog, Traffic in India.
19	How should I behave? Describing a social mistake, talking about expectations, Cultural customs, Grammar Supposed to, expected to, allowed to, permitted to, Global Business Etiquette, The Customs of the Masai.
20	The world around us. Talking about ways to save electricity and misunderstandings, Phrasal verbs, Pronunciation -en at the end of past participles, Passives, Reverse Vending Machines Make Recycling Fun! Inside a Recycling Plant.
21	Watch out! Warning someone about a possible injury, giving warnings, Injuries, Review of zero, first, and second conditionals, What’s Your First Aid I.Q.? Animal Therapy.
22	People make mistakes. Talking about breaking something, describing problems, Expressing feelings, Reduced stress, Third conditionals, No Regrets, The Theft of the Mona Lisa.
23	Review
24	Let’s fly! Talking about air travel, making and refusing suggestions, Air travel, Emphatic stress, Indirect questions, Worst Travel Nightmare, The Frequent Flier.
25	Money matters. Talking about paying bills, saying numbers, Personal finance, Linking vowel to vowel, Reported speech, Who’s Using Your Identity? The Wall Street Crash of 1929.
26	How well do you eat? Talking about unhealthy foods, sharing and responding to good news, Healthy habits, Linking consonant to vowels, Comparisons, Laugh Your Way to Weight Loss! Food as Medicine.
27	How’s work? Talking about getting a raise, clarifying and confirming bad news, Work collocations, Reduction of h, Future continuous and future perfect, How to Answer the Four Toughest Interview Questions! Tips from a Career Counselor.
28	Everything is breaking! Talking about things that break at home, discussing a problem, Broken things, Sentence stress, Modals and related verbs, Repair or Replace? A Handyman at Work.
29	What’s this icon for? Talking about downloading music, asking about unfamiliar things, Computer words, Reduction of for, Relative clauses, The Best Social Networking, The Social Media Writer.
30	Review

The above schedule is subject to change.

The class will begin with a video listening/note-taking/cloze-exercise, followed by shadowing speaking
practice, asking and answering questions related to the video, and asking and answering discussion
questions in writing and/or in front of the class with a partner.

Students must complete homework assignments before coming to class and review each lesson
(approximately 30 minutes). Students must read a minimum of 300,000 words at BeeOasis.com by the
end of the academic year.

第１学期（学期末試験）：20％（Oral Presentation.）

第２学期（学年末試験）：20％（Oral Presentation）

レポート：20％（Discussion Questions (Written and Oral)）

Class Participation：20％（Actively participate in all class activities and complete all assignments on time.）

Extensive Reading：20％（Read a minimum of 300,000 words at BeeOasis.com.）

Active class participation and completing of all assignments on time is essential for improving your
English and earning a passing grade in this course.

One year subscription to BeeOasis.com and prints provided by the instructor.

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